Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-02
The Senate and House Both
CroWding Along the
Delayed Work
The Director Of the Mint
Makes q Statement.
The Great New York Freight
Handlers Strike.
RsaEna Hzeessa Senator Ersm rsxns
rae Prs-smpsisa ana Timhsr
Culture Kaws-DAksaas Cev-
sraor Gets Rsltexea-Thas
Dynamite Rxpleuion
RresaaeaalaH Ap-
peinsnents.

Dynamite Rxp1ealoA-
RFeaaaeaelaE Ap-
i Deansmenta.
The Senate.
| WkaHTNo1as, Feb. 1.-nills we're re
ported from eommait1sea and placed az
the calendar as follows; For The loca,
tion and eslAhliahmAna Of 9 home 10
disabled v0lunteeR soldiers wSsl of a.
Rocky Mountains; for . boat railway
around the ohstrnctions a The DalloI
and faEls in Columbia river.
The credentials 81 Alaernoa 8. Pad
dock, "a Senator from Nebraska for Rhg
term oommenoinQ March 4, 1881, yer.
presented and placed On Gle.
The Senate than resumed The oonsid.
Grafton Of TIE SundFy Civil Appropria-
tion bill. TAe consideration OF the bill
vas interrupted 70 aileW for the prssen-
tation Of message from the HOUSE, ~
guessing the Senate 10 furnish the
house with . duplicate engrossed oopy
Of The Senate bill foFfeilina certain
lands Of tbs Northern Pacific railfcad
grant. In eonnsciion With the message,
Dolpb. one of the Senate confarregs,
made q statement, giving the history OF
the matter. He moved that tie request
Of the Rouse be oemplied with.
InRalls o6iected. and the matter vent
over til tomoFrow.
The Railroad Attorneys biIl waa uras-
ented az o'clock e unhniniahsd busi.
ness. bus u vas laid aside informally,
and the senate resumed toe eonsidera-
tion Of the Bandry Civil Appropriation
bill.
Mcmillan offered an amendment an
propriatinR $4,000 for the purpose az
purchasing Carl GulhaEx's picture en-
titled, Farming In Dakota.T Adopted.
Ga motion Of Malone. 40 amend
meat making appropriations for public
buildings was adoptsd. as follows: AZ
Dsnvss, Col, 1000, the limit of the
cost being nxsd a e57, 900; at NehgHska
City, Neh., 81, 200.
Frye offered an amendment appropri-
ating $500 for the purpose of enter.
taining and providing for the expenses
Of the International Medical Oangreas
a ils ninth annnal meeting. In Wash.
ineton, Sept. 3, 1887.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendmant,
watch vas adopted. providing that no
part Of the appropriation should BE-
paid aa personal expenses Of any dele
gate except IN vouchers t. be approved
By the Secretary OF the Interior
FFye's amendment as thus amended
uas agreed TO.
Morgan offered an annendnent in
structina the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 submit 10 Congress at the next ssa
sion an estimate Of the expenses for e.
tablishing . permanent party on the
ooast Of Alaska for Surveying The bays
inlsts and principal rivers on thai coast.
Agreed 70.
without dispOsing Of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
The Wouse.
The House passed (yeas I29. nays a5. }
the bill providing for an additional Jua-
tice for the SupFeme Court Of the Dis
tFict Of Columbia.
The House refused (yeas li2, nays
1851 20 consider the Army bill and took
Q recess.
The evening session 10 10 Be for the
confederation Of bills reported from the
COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
Levering, Of Massachusetts,, from the
COMMITTEES on Invalid Pensiona, re-
ported The I'LL granting . pension 70
Wall whitman.
Taalbse. OF Kentaoky. from The same
oo@mitteo. reported adversely The oen-
ate bills granting pensions 20 the widewn
OF General Logan and General Blair.
Herbert, Of Alabama, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported the
Naval Appropriation bill 70 the Com
mittee 0f ths whole.
Ths DiFeci0F of she Mat mnkes .
WAaHrnaroN, Feb. The Secretary
Of the Treasury today transmitted 70
TIE Speaker Of tbs Hsuse Of Representa.
tives An answer By the Director Of she
Mint TO she House Of Representative.
relating 10 silver coinage. The DiFeotoE
presents table from which is appears
that the cost Of the amount Of bullion
delivery on the monthly purchases dur
ing she past fiscal year vas 90 .S98, COZ.
The face value Of the coinage waa e29,
sss, ,905. Daring The aFst six months Of
the current hsoal year, the cost of she
monihly purchases Of bullion was el3.-
SIS, eos end she coinage vas ei5. go, ,1ei.
ln Only one month. July. 1886, did The
osinaes fall below 5000, ,000 In thai
mouth the total cost of the purchase de-
livsred Was 81. 10000. TIE DifeosoF
says Il viii bo seen from TIE table thai
the Law has besn complied With daFinR
the past Asoai year, e veil na for the
rsmaining months Of tbs oalandAF year
Of 1886.
The atrakesa, Nest severe nlow.
NEw Yozx, FEB. The extension Of
the strike 70 lbs fFsieht handlers on
railroad plsra Of New Y0fk 10 The most
ssriouB blow TO eommefoe that the
union msu have sirsck. The effect en-
ons road, she Jersey Central. was adj
mittsd q The olloe of the dock tkis
morninq as ameuntinR 10 afmeal esm-
plgfe euhpensi0a Of hugine11. The men
turned cot 90 saddsBly that she con-
pany wna iofs a. q great dtsadgantaRe,
and its inability 70 deliver ffsighl waa
tie cause Of mnoh tnson onTonienee 70
meFchants. The men on the Penneyl-
sania pisrs alona North river are ready
10 eoms cut Every minutes time for
receiving an answer 70 their demands
from TIE eompsuy has expired. The
DesawaFe. Lsekawanna a Western Com-
pasg's freight h banded b. the StaFin
TFAnspoFsation OompAny, and theiF
men are Ia sympathy wtth the fruight
handlers aad are ready - cone eat -
any tima.
wsnE FnEI0HT HkHpLEns sraUcE.
Ths freight handlsrs on The Psnnsyl-
vania railway pksFs Noa As and 6. North
river, struck work 81 .. n.
MAnCMED orr TIE RsKR m A Bopr.
NEw Yonx, Fsb. L-Ths freight band-
lers on The ReunsylyaniA pier aloRg
NORTH river ssnt An informs demand
ysssefday feF ~ inorsaas of WAGES. vita
the thFeat that ahsy would ssrike today.
No answer was Fsoeived. ThsY vent
ous a diunsR time. when tneg rstafne4
they did nos resume woxk. but nenk
delrznaios 70 ths ofiiss ef Agsnt Boz
mnn- He refused - Sc any sxssDs those
Fepreaensina hia 0wn empiuyea. who
aGrnsd . meet him on tbo ead q tae
/ uiuF nsaF shs ofHss. Bswman met them
4 uisr 8, and foid thsm ne oompanr
co1ld not grant ths adEanss at that no
meat. Boa we're uiliinG e Donsides ne
Question % any olheE aEist4ne9 of tbe
nen. Ths man dseiaod - STRIKE and
marched "a The per in b0dz. Boz.
nan tod 1hs oammitteo Who reznaiaed
shas fhs sfEiksFs Woald sever b ssksn
bmek. HsBan anon FetnEned 81 woTk.
As piaE l6 fhe men agg gasl e ugFk'
fhe fr1iEat h8n1ie1s 81 Ne Ata1aAn ! -